Spring Break
Stress-free rules for spring fashion
Guest Column
Issue date: 5/1/08
Finals are fast approaching, and I'm sure there's nothing you'd rather do than study. This does not mean that you are allowed to neglect your wardrobe, darling. Rather, it is an opportunity to distract others with your outstanding fashion during exams that will hopefully result in a beneficial curve. Just kidding.
Seriously, though. No more jackets, no more sweaters, no more somber colors. It is spring! And spring means wonderful pastel shirts and sundresses. If you're busy, and thinking you haven't got time to fuss over your attire, do not fret; with a few simple basics, you will be effortlessly chic and comfortable.
No Way
Pink and Red:
These colors go splendidly on a Valentine's Day card, but not so much on you. I know some of you are pouting your overly-glossed lips and thinking "Wait, what? I thought they were like shades of each other or something." Nope. But don't worry, shades of other colors do go together. Greens? Great. Blues? Brilliant. Yellows? Eh, maybe. Which brings us to our next point:
The Velour Track Suit.
A possibility, if you split it up and don't wear both halves together. Skip the Tiffany charm bracelet and fake tan, too. Save the full-body-encapsulation of fuzzy yellowness or bright pink for Halloween. When you're home. Alone. And no one has to see you. Head-to-toe kelly green? St. Patrick's Day only.
The Diaper Short.
You know these; they're cut loose and then tie or gather at the bottom at the top of the thigh, like a puffy diaper. The tied bottoms, I must say, takes care of the butt-fat hanging-out that so often happens with short-shorts, but creates a different problem. Diaper shorts look cute-ish from the front, but have you seen your derrière from the back? Ooh, ouch. This figures into the bigger message of Know What You Look Like From Behind.
Generic-ness.
We're all guilty of it. Yeah, it's Monday, and yeah, you're tired, and yeah, go ahead and throw on your t-shirt, jeans and flip-flops. But at least make it a cool t-shirt, preferably one that prominently displays a wholesome saying (eg. Make Cupcakes, Not War) or has a sweet rock band design, and flip-flops in an unusual color. My fave? Brown. You wouldn't think of them as out-of-the-ordinary, but they are. And they look good with anything (but black, of course).
Seriously, though. No more jackets, no more sweaters, no more somber colors. It is spring! And spring means wonderful pastel shirts and sundresses. If you're busy, and thinking you haven't got time to fuss over your attire, do not fret; with a few simple basics, you will be effortlessly chic and comfortable.
No Way
Pink and Red:
These colors go splendidly on a Valentine's Day card, but not so much on you. I know some of you are pouting your overly-glossed lips and thinking "Wait, what? I thought they were like shades of each other or something." Nope. But don't worry, shades of other colors do go together. Greens? Great. Blues? Brilliant. Yellows? Eh, maybe. Which brings us to our next point:
The Velour Track Suit.
A possibility, if you split it up and don't wear both halves together. Skip the Tiffany charm bracelet and fake tan, too. Save the full-body-encapsulation of fuzzy yellowness or bright pink for Halloween. When you're home. Alone. And no one has to see you. Head-to-toe kelly green? St. Patrick's Day only.
The Diaper Short.
You know these; they're cut loose and then tie or gather at the bottom at the top of the thigh, like a puffy diaper. The tied bottoms, I must say, takes care of the butt-fat hanging-out that so often happens with short-shorts, but creates a different problem. Diaper shorts look cute-ish from the front, but have you seen your derrière from the back? Ooh, ouch. This figures into the bigger message of Know What You Look Like From Behind.
Generic-ness.
We're all guilty of it. Yeah, it's Monday, and yeah, you're tired, and yeah, go ahead and throw on your t-shirt, jeans and flip-flops. But at least make it a cool t-shirt, preferably one that prominently displays a wholesome saying (eg. Make Cupcakes, Not War) or has a sweet rock band design, and flip-flops in an unusual color. My fave? Brown. You wouldn't think of them as out-of-the-ordinary, but they are. And they look good with anything (but black, of course).
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Doves on a Branch
posted 7/01/08 @ 7:18 PM EST
Interesting, but I was hoping the article would help the fashion needy for men (boys) as well as women (girls). Did you mean to neglect the unfairer sex?
From a liberal admirerer. (Continued…)
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